2018 Honda Jazz Launched With Minor Updates

THE HANS INDIA |
Jul 19,2018 , 05:40 PM IST

2018 Honda Jazz Launched With Minor Updates

The hatchback gets some new features with minimal cosmetic changes and a revised variant lineup for 2018

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Honda has launched the updated Jazz in India at a price of Rs 7.35 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi). The top-spec VX MT diesel variant is priced at Rs 9.29 lakh, which is Rs 2,540 less than the outgoing version. The reason the why the base variant has seen a significant increase is because Honda has removed the E, S and SV petrol variant from the lineup. Why we are reluctant to call this a facelift is because the ‘face’ has not seen any changes, which is a little disappointing considering the fact that the car has been in the market since 2015. Nonetheless, people looking to buy the Jazz will now have reasons like LED lights to consider it over the Maruti Baleno and the Hyundai Elite i20. Here’s the variant wise price list.

Diesel

New

Old

E MT

Discontinued

Rs 7,35,832

S MT

Rs 8,05,000

Rs 8,03,689

SV MT

Discontinued

Rs 8,43,899

V MT

Rs 8,85,000

Rs 8,89,401

VX MT

Rs 9,29,000

Rs 9,31,540

Petrol

New

Old

E MT

Discontinued

Rs 5,99,005

S MT

Discontinued

Rs 6,62,503

SV MT

Discontinued

Rs 7,05,949

V MT

Rs 7,35,000

Rs 7,40,963

S CVT

Discontinued

Rs 7,70,996

VX MT

Rs 7,79,000

Rs 7,89,686

V CVT

Rs 8,55,000

Rs 8,46,694

VX CVT

Rs 8,99,000

The 2018 Jazz gets LED headlamps up front and new, elongated LED tail lights at the back. That's about it for the cosmetic changes, but the car does get two new paint options: red and silver. Honda has not even changed the design, or the colour of the 16-inch alloy wheels, which could have added a bit of freshness to the ageing design. Inside, you now get a front centre armrest, a new 7-inch touchscreen infotainment system with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, cruise control, keyless entry with push-button start/stop and rear parking sensors.

There are no mechanical changes to the car. Engine duties will be performed by the same 1.2-litre petrol and the 1.5-litre diesel, with the petrol and diesel making 90PS and 100PS of power, respectively. The petrol can be had either with a 5-speed manual or a CVT automatic transmission. The diesel, however, is only available with a 6-speed manual transmission. We will be driving these cars soon to see how the new features affect the experience. Stay tuned.